If I am going to highlight book reviews from other sites, you might as well highlight book reviews about books that are currently on sale. Walking in the Dust on Rabbi Jesus is currently on sale for $2.99 for kindle. Brian LePort, is a serious scholar and blogger at NearEmmaus. Most of the books that … Read more
I don’t know anything at all about The Jesus Blog. But Brian LePort at NearEmmaus, listed this in his weekly recommended reading list today. I am a fan of Oxford’s Very Short Introduction series. There are almost 300 books in this series. Most books are about 110-150 pages, many are less than $6 on kindle (this … Read more
Englewood Review of Books is a great small Christian book review journal. I encourage everyone to pay attention to their reviews and subscribe. They are having a print subscription sale. 1 Year for $13.95 or 2 years for $25.00 Today they posted a review by Christopher Brown of Hazardous: Committing to the Cost of Following … Read more
Goodreads is my favorite reader’s focus social media site. If you love reading and you are not on Goodreads, you should give it a try. The 2012 Reader’s Choice Awards were announced. More than one million votes were cast. The results, with 20 different categories is the result of regular readers. In this list I … Read more
I keep meaning to pick up A Little Book for New Theologians: Why and How to Study Theology by Kelly Kapic. It is a small book, only 126 pages. And cheap, only $4.93 right now on kindle. I have seen several very positive reviews of it, but I have tried to limit my purchases to … Read more
Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible has interested me since it came out. It is on my list of books to read. And the reviews of it that I have read have been very positive. ChristianityToday posted a review by Christopher Hall (a specialist in early Christian writers) … Read more
I have only read two books by Christopher Wright, but they have been very good books (The God I Don’t Understand and The Mission of God’s People). I have been waiting for the Mission of God to be put on kindle format, but that hasn’t happened yet so I probably should just buy the paper … Read more
A couple months ago I reviewed Tyler Braun’s book on Holiness. I really liked it. So I thought he was a good person to review Kevin DeYoung’s new book that is also on Holiness. ChristianityToday is doing a four part review of the book. I am not sure why it deserves four parts, but I … Read more
One of my favorite blogs for a wide range of thoughtful posts is MereOrthodoxy.com. Matthew Lee Anderson and other bloggers consistently cause me to think about topics from a Christian view point. Matt is also the author of Earthen Vessels (
Looks interesting for pastors and church staff Our families are either a source of great joy or great pain for us. Probably both. Families are the context in which we learn to trust and love and grow and where we learn to be human. Churches and family ministry are resources for families which help nurture … Read more